New University
Yenagoa Bayelsa State -
The National Universities
Commission (NUC), has approved the
establishment of the University of
Africa for Bayelsa, the 43rd state
university in the country. This is contained in a statement
issued by Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson,
Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa
Governor, Seriake Dickson in Yenagoa
on Saturday. According to the statement, NUC
handed over the letter of approval to
Gov. Dickson when he visited the
commission in Abuja. It quoted Dickson as expressing
gratitude to the NUC’s Executive
Secretary for the warm reception
accorded him and his team. ``The approval of the university
followed the formal presentation of
relevant gazette law, academic brief,
physical master-plan as well as the
satisfactory report of the advisory
resource assessment visit by the commission. Dickson explained that the University
of Africa, Toru-Orua, was conceived as
a public private partnership venture
and designed as a first rate
institution of learning to attract some
of the best teachers from Africa and the world. He said the university would be
funded by private partners while the
government would only provide the
enabling environment for its
establishment. ``I am here leading this small
delegation to present to you these
laws passed by the Bayelsa State
House of Assembly, establishing a
new university working with the
private sector. ``It will be run on a public private
partnership (PPP), basis. Unlike the
existing one, it will not be directly
funded by the state. ``Our belief is that for a university to
be sustainable, we must create room
for private sector participation and
involvement. ``The University of Africa, Toru-Orua,
is the first of its kind in this country to
be established by government with
private sector involvement. ``It will be strictly a fee paying
tertiary institution that will attract
students from across the continent
and the globe. ``It will be the model as we
encourage more private universities
in this country’’, Dickson said. The statement quoted Prof Julius
Okojie, NUC’s Executive Secretary, as
congratulating the state. Okojie said the establishment of the
university took effect from July 28,
having complied with the basic
requirements.
According to Okojie, the University of
Africa is 143rd in the Nigerian university system.
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Title : NUC Approves New University for Bayelsa (The University of Africa, In bayelsa state)
Description : New University Yenagoa Bayelsa State - The National Universities Commission (NUC), has approved the establishment of the Univer...
